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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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Overview

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7.7/10   2,130 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Alan Sillitoe (screenplay)
Alan Sillitoe (short story)
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Release Date:
8 October 1962 (USA) more
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Plot:
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
Absolutely fantastic! more (34 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Michael Redgrave ... Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor
Tom Courtenay ... Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage ... Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen ... Brown, House Master
James Bolam ... Mike
Joe Robinson ... Roach
Dervis Ward ... Detective
Topsy Jane ... Audrey
Julia Foster ... Gladys
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ray Austin ... Craig
John Brooking ... Green
John Bull ... Ronalds
James Cairncross ... Mr. Jones
Peter Duguid ... Doctor
Raymond Dyer ... Gordon, Mrs. Smith's Boyfriend
Frank Finlay ... Booking Office Clerk
James Fox ... Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner
William Ash Hammond ... Johnny Smith
Peter Kriss ... Scott
Peter Madden ... Mr. Smith
Philip Martin ... Stacy, Drake House Leader
Arthur Mullard ... Craig
Christopher Parker ... Bill Smith
Robert Percival ... Tory Politician
Anthony Sagar ... Fenton
John Thaw ... Bosworth
Chris Williams ... Public School Boy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rebel with a Cause
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Runtime:
104 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (re-rating) (2002) | UK:15 (video rating) (1990) | UK:X (original rating)

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Trivia:
First film of Julia Foster. more
Quotes:
Colin Smith: Running's always been a big thing in our family, especially running away from the police. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in La solitude du chanteur de fond (1974) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely fantastic!, 12 June 2005
10/10
Author: miriamkgross9 from Canada

This film... is amazing. This is the only way that I can POSSIBLY describe the brilliant acting performance of Tom Courtenay, one of my all-time favorite actors. His depiction of Colin, a young man from the lower class society of Nottingham, is remarkable. In fact, depiction is quite the wrong word for what he does with that character. Courtenay does not play Colin, he IS Colin, pure and simple. I will not give a summary simply because it is impossible to explain the story line without seeing the film. I have tried to explain the story line to my friends, and they just can't understand why I'm raving about. Anyone who is reading this, WATCH THIS MOVIE! It is one of the best films the '60s has to offer.

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